"I did not know where you lived."
"Yet we are relations—distant relations, are we not?"
"I have reason to think that we are related."
"I have very few relations—none that I know. I believe there is a brother of my mother living somewhere in New Mexico, but with that exception, I know of no relations except you. Where do you live?"
"In Cincinnati."
"I used to live there. Why did we not meet then?"
"I have only been there for the last three years—that is, lately. I have been in Australia, and later in New York."
"In Australia!" echoed Jasper, in considerable surprise.
"Yes, I was there for a while."
"You have been quite a traveler. How nearly are you related to us?"